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Boater hit by tree dies

THE boater who was hit by a falling tree on the Grand Union Canal, as reported in narrowboatworld has died.

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Published: 22 July 2010

New bridge over the Severn

THERE'S a new bridge over the Severn in Worcester, but stretching from bank to bank there are no pillars for boaters to negotiate.

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Published: 22 July 2010

More cycleway in Worksop

NEXT week sees the start of another 260 yards of the Chesterfield Canal towpath transformed into a cycleway.

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Published: 21 July 2010

Factory workers clear towpath

EMPLOYEES at Unite Modular Solutions in Stonehouse were so disgusted at the state of the towpath by the Stroudwater that they volunteered to clear it.

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Published: 21 July 2010

Towpath charity walkers beaten-up

THREE fundraisers training for a 125 miles charity walk have been beaten-up on the towpath of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

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Published: 21 July 2010

Will the opportunity be missed?

THERE are questions that really need answers from British Waterways about the imminent closure of 60 miles of the Leeds and Liverpool canal but everyone knows there won't be any answers, writes Lesley Carter.

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Published: 21 July 2010

Couple burnt in boat explosion

A BOAT on the Thames exploded yesterday (Monday) afternoon, resulting in an elderly couple being rushed to hospital with burns.

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Published: 20 July 2010

Graffiti with a difference

BOATERS more used to the normal revolting scrawls of the so-called graffiti artists will be impressed by the apes, frogs and gladiator which have appeared recently.

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Published: 20 July 2010

Famous drying shed preserved

THWAITE MILLS, an historic drying shed on the Aire & Calder has been restored by Leeds City Council.

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Published: 20 July 2010

Dredging down to less than half

BOATERS are responding to our campaign of alerting their MP's to the continuing lack of maintenance to the waterways, this time the lack of dredging.

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Published: 19 July 2010

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